Question

　　O. Henry, a famous American writer of short stories, was born in North Carolina in 1862. O. Henry was a pen name. His real name was William Sydney Porter. When he was a young boy. he did not go to school for long because of being born in a poor family, but he tried to teach himself everything he needed to know.

　　When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas. There he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. But he got himself into some trouble. Some money went missing from the bank. O. Henry was believed to have stolen it, so he was sent to prison(监狱). During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and went on writing.

　　He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because almost all of them finished with a sudden change. This made the readers surprised.

1．________ was the real name of the famous American writer of short stories.

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A．O. Henry

B．William Sydney Porter

C．Carolina

D．Texas

2．O. Henry was sent to prison because ________.

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A．people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper

B．people thought he had stolen money from the bank

C．he wanted to write stories about prisoners

D．he broke the law(法律) by not using his own name

3．Which of the following is true?

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A．O. Henry was from a rich family.

B．O. Henry was in school for a long time.

C．O. Henry learned everything he needed by himself.

D．O. Henry liked writing stories when he was a little boy.

4．O. Henry got most materials(材料) for his stories from ________.

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A．his happy life as a boy

B．the city and the poor of New York

C．the newspaper

D．his life in prison

5．People enjoyed reading O. Henry's stories because ________.

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A．they had surprising endings

B．they were easy to understand

C．they showed love for the poor

D．they were about New York City

Answer 1

答案：B;B;C;B;A
解析：

剖析：1．这是一道细节题．短文第一段中所提供的信息O. Henry, a famous American writer of short stories, was born in North Carolina in 1862. O. Henry was a pen name. His real name was Williom Sydney Porter说明Williom Sydney是著名的美国短篇小说作家的真实名字． 　　2．这是一道事实细节题．短文第二段叙述了O.Henry20岁的时候就到美国的得克萨斯州找工作，他从事于编辑报纸，然后在银行工作．我们再根据该段中Some money went missing from the bank. O. Henry was believed to have stolen it, so he was sent to prison．得知，O. Henry坐牢是因为人们认为是他偷了银行的钱． 　　3．这是一道正误辨认题．短文第一段叙述了由于O. Henry出生于贫寒家庭，上学时间不长．我们再根据该段中but he tried to teach himself everything he needed to know就可以判断出，O. Henry在年轻的时候自学他所需要的一切事情． 　　4．这是一道转换理解题．试题中O. Henry got most materials for his stories from the city and the poor of New York和短文最后一段中He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there只不过是同一意思的不同表达法而已，都是说O. Henry的写作内容主要是纽约城市和那里贫苦市民的生活． 　　5．这是一道推理判断题．根据短文最后一段中People liked his stories, because almost all of them finished with a sudden change. This made the reader surprised可以推断出，人们喜欢阅读O. Henry的小说是因为它们有令人惊奇的结局．